Iran
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Iran is a West-Asian country with large oil-and-gas reserves, strong scientific research output, and extensive UNESCO-listed cultural sites.
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Iran is a Country located in the Southern Asia sub-region of the Asia continent, member of OPEP.
Easy learning about Iran
The capital city of Iran is Tehran.
Word: Persepolis
Meaning: ancient capital
Basic Information
Capital City: Tehran
Population: 90,608,707 (UN)
Area: 1,648,000 km² / 1,024,018 sq mi
People are called: Iranians, Persians
Type: Country
Administrative Divisions
31 provinces (ostanha)
- Alborz,
- Ardabil,
- Azarbayjan-e Gharbi (West Azerbaijan),
- Azarbayjan-e Sharqi (East Azerbaijan),
- Bushehr,
- Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari,
- Esfahan,
- Fars,
- Gilan,
- Golestan,
- Hamadan,
- Hormozgan,
- Ilam,
- Kerman,
- Kermanshah,
- Khorasan-e Jonubi (South Khorasan),
- Khorasan-e Razavi (Razavi Khorasan),
- Khorasan-e Shomali (North Khorasan),
- Khuzestan,
- Kohgiluyeh va Bowyer Ahmad,
- Kordestan,
- Lorestan,
- Markazi,
- Mazandaran,
- Qazvin,
- Qom,
- Semnan,
- Sistan va Baluchestan,
- Tehran,
- Yazd,
- Zanjan
Geography
Latitude: 32° 00' N
Longitude: 53° 00' E
Geographical Subregion: Southern Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Borders
- Turkmenistan — Land border
- Afghanistan — Land border
- Iraq — Land border
- Armenia — Land border
- Pakistan — Land border
- Azerbaijan — Land border
- Turkey — Land border
Climate
mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 62 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 499 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Low Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 133 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.682 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 75 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.799
Mean Years of Schooling: 10,8
Expected Years of Schooling: 14,0
Life Expectancy at Birth: 77,7 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Muslim official
Second Most Predominant: Other includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)
Death Penalty: Yes
Maximum Prison Sentence: Unknown
Physical Punishment: Flogging
International Memberships
OPEP - since 1960
Technical Information
TLD: .ir
Calling Code: +98
MapGeo Name: Iran
MapGeo Code: IR